Key points
- Zelensky's phone call with Trump came at a good time. Trump is currently disappointed with Putin.
- Political scientist Igor Reiterovich commented on the conversation between Zelensky and Trump. It is important that they did not raise issues that are triggering for Trump.
- Ukraine managed to get a positive result.
The phone call between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump came at a good time. The US President is somewhat disappointed with Russian dictator Putin, as can be seen from his statements.
Political scientist Igor Reiterovich told Channel 24 about this, noting that Trump was probably influenced by the conversation with Putin, which did not bring any progress. Zelensky was able to get a certain result during the call with the US President.
We are counting on air defense from the USA
As Reiterovich noted, it seems that Zelensky was able to talk with Trump about the maximum that is possible today. There was no information that they talked about a truce. It is good that they did not raise this issue.
The president voiced what they talked about. It is unlikely that we will hear any additional information. There was nothing mentioned about a ceasefire. Zelensky was wise not to talk about it. Apparently, Trump is not ready to discuss this issue. He triggers it. Then he begins to behave inappropriately, Reiterovich said.
It is good that we managed to discuss the situation at the front and investment projects. There is also hope that the United States will sell Patriot systems to Ukraine. Moreover, Germany is ready to buy 2 such systems for our country.
In this context, there is a certain positive for us. Trump could have been influenced by the conversation with Putin and the shelling of Kyiv, Reiterovich noted.
It is unlikely that progress has been made on sanctions against Russia. But there has been progress on the arms supply issue.
Let us add that, according to media reports, Trump said during a conversation with Zelensky that he wanted to help Ukraine with air defense. He also had to check the situation with the suspension of military aid for our country. Later, the media wrote that the Pentagon did not find a critical shortage of weapons during the inspection.
